Improved reversible stove-pipe shelf



'UNITED STATES@ PATENT OFFICE. A

JOHN PERHAM, OF BELOIT, wIsoONsIN.'

IMPROVED REVERSIBLE STCVE-PIPE SHELF.

. Specicctt'on forming part of Letters Patent No. 92,352, dated July 6,1869.

To all whom it may concern Be it-known that I, JOHN PERHAM, of Be-lloit, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Reversible Stove-Pipe Shelves; and I do herebydeclare the following to be full and correct description of the same,sufficient to enable others skilled in the manufacture to which myinvention appertains to fully understand and construct the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which make part ofthis specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan or top view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the shelf removed. Fig. 3 is aside view of the stovepipe with the collar attached to it, the shelf andwarming-chamber being removed. Fig. 4 are two edge views of part of theshelf, showing the attachment of the drying-rods; and Fig. 5 is adetached perspective view of one end of the collar, from which thewarmingchamber is suspended.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several gures.

The nature of my invention consists in a reversible collar, soconstructed as to be adjustable to any size stove-pipe, and that each.half of the same can be reversed at pleasure, while it consists of anupper and lower part,

' between which the shelf slides, and is allowed to be revolved aroundthe stove-pipe at pleasure, being securely held in any position; also,in the extension and revolving shelf, made to extend and revolve bymeans of sliding between the parts of the collar5also, in providing saidshelf with vertical loops or eyes on or under its periphery, to receiverods, or

their equivalent, for the purpose of drying clothes, dishes, Sto.; also,in a hanging warm-l ing closet or chamber suspended from the collar, ashereinafter more fully described.

A in the drawings may represent a stovepipe, around which two halves, BB', of a collar are secured by means of screws G.

Formed with the pieces B B', and connected to them at b, are pieces DD', situated above the pieces B B', and forming with'them spaces o, inwhich the shelf E moves, beingv held between the pieces B B' C C'. Thepieces B B' each consist of two semicireular pieces, bl b2,

having projections d d', provided with holes t', (see Fig.`5,) throughwhich the screw-bolts C pass, and thus unite the two halves of thecollar. The pieces bI b2 being formed exactly alike in shape, but thepiece b2k being of a smaller diameter than piece b1, it will be easilyunderstood that, in order to apply the collar to a very smallstove-pipe, the halves B B' of the collar may be reversed, the pieces CC' being so formed as to serve' equally well with either piece b1 b2.The semicircular pieces b1 b2 end in projections e e', the projections ebeing on the upper side and the projectiors e' on the lower side of therim. ln the drawings the pieces b1 are shown as encircling thestove-pipe, while the pieces b2 extend outwardly away from it. A wirerod is passed through the holes t' of projections cl al' of pieces b2,over which seizes a projection or loop, f, on the top of a warmingcloset or chamber, F, which is thereby suspended from the collar; andthe loop f being not in the center, but nearer that side of the closetnext to the stove-pipe,the closet by its own weight will be held againstthe stove-pipe, and will thus be heated. A flange may be made on,

the top of that side of the closet nearest to the stove-pipe, whichflange, seizing under the piece b2 where -it comes in contact with thestove-pipe, serves to hold the closet steady. In the drawings I haveshown but one closet; but each piece b2 may be provided with one.

The shelf E is a circular perforated collar, with one part cut away, the.inner flanges being parallel, and suliiciently apart toembrace thelargest size collar, the pieces C G' being of such shape as to hold theshelf, whether the collar is on a large or small stove-pipe. Under therim, and flush with theperiphery of the shelf, are formed loops g, (seeFig. 4,)

into which fit arms h, which extend laterally in a line with the surfaceof the shelf, the loops being formed vertically. These loops may beformed close to each other, so that when arms It are put intoall ofthem, they may form an extension .of the shelf, being close enough toeach other to allow plates, Sto., to be placed on the same to drip; orarms may be put into each alternate or third loop, and thus form aclothes-drier.

Having thus described my invention, what.

Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A reversible collar for stove-pipe shelves, adjustable toditferentsizcd stove-pipes, substantially as and for the purpose hereinset forth.

2. A reversible and adjustable collar for stove-pipeshelves, soconstructed with sliding Ways C C as to allow the shelf to be movedaround and extend in any direction, substantially as described.

3. An extension and revolving shelf, in combination with a reversibleand adjustable collar, constructed substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

4. An extension andrevolving shelf, pro` vided with vertical loops g ator under its periphery, to receive arms extending radially and in a lineeven with the surface of the shelf, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth, in combination with the adjustable and JOHN PERHAM.

Witnesses:

Ron'r. B. LINCOLN, JOSEPH PERHAM.

